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Tether Marks Five Years with Ottawa Industry Events

Toronto, ON, July 14, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Tether is celebrating five years of connecting Canada’s cannabis retail…
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From Gold Rush to Green Rush
The environmental consequences of cannabis cultivation

* "Professor Kaitlin Reed (Yurok/Hupa/Oneida) argues that the state's booming cannabis industry can be situated squarely within other extractive settler colonial enterprises such as gold mining and overfishing."

“The real gold is not gold, after all, but the land itself”

Kaitlin P. Reed, "Settler Cannabis: From Gold Rush to Green Rush in Indigenous Northern California" (U Washington Press, 2023) >>
https://read.dukeupress.edu/agricultural-history/article-abstract/100/1/140/407075/Settler-Cannabis-From-Gold-Rush-to-Green-Rush-in?redirectedFrom=fulltext

* Reed "connects California cannabis production to the violence and dispossession of Indigenous land and people."

"Young countercultural back-to-the-land settlers flocked to northwestern California beginning in the 1960s, and by the 1970s, unregulated cannabis production proliferated on Indigenous lands."
https://www.degruyterbrill.com/de/document/doi/10.1515/9780295751573/html

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Ohio’s Hemp Ban Hits a Wall in Court

Filed Under: Market Protection Politics

Ohio tried to lock down the hemp market.
The law moved fast. The court moved faster.
Now the state is being forced to defend whether this was about safety or control.

“This is thus inherently discriminatory on its face.”
— Jeremiah S. Ray, in granting a temporary restraining order

On April 8, 2026, the court blocked enforcement of the hemp-related provisions less than three weeks after the law took effect.

The fight is not about THC. It’s about who gets to sell it.

Senate Bill 56 took effect on March 20, 2026, and with it, Ohio attempted to redraw the boundaries of its cannabis economy. The law revised both marijuana and hemp policy in a way that targeted a fast-growing category lawmakers had largely ignored until it became impossible to ignore.

Intoxicating hemp.

For years, hemp lived in a narrow legal definition. Low THC, industrial use, tightly capped. That changed after the 2018 federal Farm Bill legalized hemp and defined it based on delta-9 THC concentration. What followed was not gradual. It moved fast.

Manufacturers began producing hemp-derived cannabinoids like delta-8, delta-10, and other compounds that could deliver psychoactive effects while technically remaining within the federal definition of hemp. These products moved quickly into the market. Gummies, vapes, beverages, tinctures. They showed up everywhere the traditional cannabis system did not reach.

Smoke shops. Gas stations. Bars. Boutique retailers. Online storefronts.

No dispensary license required.

Ohio watched that market grow in real time.

Senate Bill 56 was the response.

Lawmakers framed it as a necessary correction to a system that had drifted too far without oversight. The concern, as presented publicly, centered on safety. Products that were intoxicating but not subject to the same testing, labeling, and distribution controls as state-licensed marijuana. Items that could be accessed more easily by underage consumers. A category that regulators could not fully track.

Lawmakers’ “primary concern with intoxicating hemp” was unregulated products, especially edibles, where “we don’t know where it came from.”
— Rob McColley

That argument isn’t baseless. The hemp market did not develop under the same regulatory guardrails as state marijuana programs. It moved faster than policy, and in many cases, faster than oversight.

But Senate Bill 56 did not just impose safety standards.

It restructured the market.

At its core, the law limits how and where intoxicating hemp products can be sold. It narrows distribution channels. It places restrictions on products that had been widely available in general retail environments. And in doing so, it creates a divide between two forms of THC commerce that now operate under entirely different expectations.

On one side, hemp-derived THC is federally legal, but now constrained at the state level.

On the other hand, marijuana is federally illegal, but protected within Ohio’s licensed dispensary system.

That contradiction is built into the structure of the law.

Hemp businesses argue that Senate Bill 56 effectively removes them from the market they helped build. Companies that invested in hemp beverages, edibles, and alternative cannabinoid products now face a landscape where their products are restricted or pushed into systems designed for licensed marijuana operators.

For small retailers, the shift is immediate.

A bar that once carried THC-infused beverages may no longer be able to sell them. A smoke shop that stocked delta-8 products as a core revenue stream now faces compliance pressure or removal. Distributors that built supply chains around hemp products risk losing access to the state altogether.

For manufacturers, the risk is larger.

Production lines built around hemp-derived cannabinoids are not easily converted to fit within a marijuana licensing framework. The cost, the regulation, the access barriers. These are not minor adjustments. They are structural obstacles that many businesses cannot absorb.

The field narrows.

Fewer sellers. Fewer access points. More control is concentrated within the licensed system.

That is where the legal challenge begins.

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THE MONEY BEHIND CANNABIS PROHIBITION

Cannabis prohibition in the United States no longer survives on raids and panic films. It survives through ballot thresholds, legislative rewrites, regulatory choke points, and lobbying disclosures. This documented audit follows the filings behind legalization war chests, opposition strategies, and the institutional structures that still shape cannabis policy even after voters move on.

OHIO’S LEGALIZATION FIGHT IS ABOUT CONTROL, NOT CANNABIS

Ohio voters approved adult use cannabis with 57 percent support in 2023. Two years later, lawmakers narrowed that framework through Senate Bill 56. A referendum campaign now seeks to overturn those revisions, requiring roughly 248,000 valid signatures statewide. This piece breaks down what changed, who changed it, and what voters are being asked to decide…

Ohio Tightens Screws On Legal Weed

Ohio voters approved legalization, but lawmakers followed with Senate Bill 56, a measure that tightens control through enforcement expansion, licensing caps, and market restrictions. This piece breaks down what the law actually changes, who benefits from the new structure, and how state authority grows while legal access narrows after the vote.

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On April 8, 2026, Judge Jeremiah S. Ray issued a temporary restraining order blocking enforcement of the hemp-related portion of Senate Bill 56 in Fremont. The ruling does not decide the case, but it signals that the legal foundation of the law may not hold.

The issue is not simply regulation. It is discrimination.

Under the Commerce Clause, states are limited in how they regulate markets that cross state lines. They cannot pass laws that unfairly burden or discriminate against certain categories of commerce without sufficient justification.

That matters here because hemp exists within interstate commerce. It is federally legal, produced and distributed across state lines, and sold through ordinary retail channels.

A constitutional law professor at Case Western Reserve University, cited in coverage of the ruling, noted that states cannot pass laws that interfere with or discriminate against interstate commerce. If a law creates an uneven playing field without a defensible basis, it becomes vulnerable.

Senate Bill 56 appears to do exactly that.

It restricts one form of THC commerce while preserving another.

It limits products that are federally legal while maintaining access to products that are federally prohibited but state-sanctioned.

That tension doesn’t hold cleanly.

The state’s defense remains rooted in safety. Lawmakers argue that intoxicating hemp products operate in a space with inconsistent standards, unclear sourcing, and insufficient protections, particularly for younger consumers.

Those concerns are real, and they have been echoed in multiple states dealing with similar markets.

But the court’s early assessment suggests the law may go further than addressing those risks.

If the structure of the law disproportionately burdens federally legal hemp while leaving state-licensed marijuana intact, the justification must hold under constitutional scrutiny. It is not enough to claim risk. The approach must be consistent, non-discriminatory, and grounded in a legitimate regulatory purpose.

That is a high bar.

Because once a state begins separating identical consumer effects based on licensing instead of substance, it risks drawing a legal distinction that courts are more willing to question. If two products deliver similar outcomes but are treated differently based on origin or distribution channel, the burden shifts back to the state to explain why that difference exists and whether it holds up under constitutional scrutiny.

Because the law does not eliminate THC.

It channels it.

If a consumer cannot purchase a hemp-derived THC product at a retail shop, but can purchase a marijuana product through a licensed dispensary, the issue is not access to THC. It is access to who is allowed to sell it.

That distinction is critical.

And it is not unique to Ohio.

Across the country, states are grappling with the same problem. Hemp markets expanded under federal law, often outpacing state-level regulation. Once those markets reached scale, states began moving to restrict, absorb, or eliminate them.

Some have imposed outright bans on certain cannabinoids. Others have moved to bring hemp products under the same regulatory umbrella as marijuana. In many cases, the justification is the same. Safety. Consistency. Control.

But the effect is often similar.

A shift in who controls the market.

Ohio may now be one of the first places where that strategy faces direct constitutional scrutiny.

The speed matters.

Senate Bill 56 took effect on March 20. By April 8, a court had already intervened.

Not typical. That’s friction.

And it suggests that the legal questions raised by the law are not minor.

For cannabis culture, the implications go beyond compliance and regulation.

The divide between hemp and marijuana is no longer just legal. It is cultural and economic.

One side is absorbed into a system that is licensed, taxed, and protected. It is framed as legitimate, controlled, and acceptable.

The other side, built on a different legal pathway but serving a similar demand, is treated as unstable and expendable.

That split reflects a shift from prohibition to control, where the question is no longer whether cannabis exists in the market, but who is allowed to participate in it.

Ohio did not try to eliminate THC.

It tried to decide who gets to sell it.

Now that decision is being tested in court.

And for the first time since Senate Bill 56 took effect, the outcome is not entirely in the state’s control.

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CANNABIS LIES Vol. 8: The Addiction Lie

Cannabis is often labeled addictive, but the science tells a more precise story. This piece breaks down cannabis use disorder, how it is defined, and why mild, moderate, and severe cases get flattened into one fear-driven narrative. The result is a distorted public understanding of risk that fuels policy, perception, and misinformation.

Australia Cracks Down on Medical Cannabis

Australia’s medical cannabis system expanded rapidly through telehealth and high-volume prescribing. Now regulators are tightening oversight. The TGA and AHPRA are increasing scrutiny on prescribing practices, signaling a shift from rapid patient access toward stricter clinical control that could reshape how doctors prescribe and how patients obtain treatment.

Missouri Tightens Grip On Hemp Sales

Missouri legalized cannabis, then moved to squeeze intoxicating hemp into the dispensary system. HB 2641 is being sold as consumer protection, but critics say it protects licensed marijuana operators while threatening hemp retailers, growers, and small businesses across the state.

Big win for the Texas hemp industry! 🌿 A judge just issued a temporary restraining order, allowing smokable hemp products back on store shelves. The legal battle over THC definitions continues, but for now, flower and pre-rolls are back. #TexasHemp #HempLegalization

Watch the full video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o34I3BYFtBY

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April 10, 2026 at 09:27PM

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How the cannabis industry leveraged a big win from Trump – POLITICO

How the cannabis industry leveraged a big win from Trump

Lobbying, political donations and old-fashioned friendships went into persuading the famously sober president.

By Caitlin Oprysko and Natalie Fertig,12/18/2025 06:51 PM EST

Donald Trump’s executive order to ease restrictions on marijuana is the culmination of more than a yearlong campaign by the cannabis industry to persuade the president to embrace a cause the GOP has historically opposed.

The effort included not only traditional levers of influence such as lobbying and political donations, but encompassed opinion polling and one-on-one conversations with friends of the famously sober president.

“I’ve never been inundated by so many people as I have about” reclassifying marijuana, Trump said during a signing ceremony in the Oval Office on Thursday.

High on that list of people was Howard Kessler, a financial services executive and longtime friend of Trump’s who attended the future president’s wedding to Melania Trump in 2005. Kessler pushed and prodded Trump to sign the executive order, according to multiple cannabis industry and administration officials with knowledge of how it came about. He was also a champion for one of the other policy changes Trump announced Thursday: a pilot program that would allow Medicare to cover treatments involving CBD for seniors.

Continue/Read Original Article Here: How the cannabis industry leveraged a big win from Trump – POLITICO

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Google expands cannabis advertising pilot to government operators in Canada: Google broadened eligibility for its Canadian cannabis pilot on October 15, 2025, allowing government operators alongside licensed producers to advertise. https://ppc.land/google-expands-cannabis-advertising-pilot-to-government-operators-in-canada/ #GoogleAds #CannabisMarketing #DigitalAdvertising #CannabisIndustry #CanadaCannabis

Discover how we helped a leading cannabis brand migrate seamlessly to Adobe Commerce, boosting performance, scalability, and customer experience.

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Cannabis Brand Protection in 2025: Trademarks, State Rights & Celebrity Licensing

💼 Thinking of scaling your cannabis brand in 2025? Learn the ins and outs of trademark protection, state registrations, and how celebrity partnerships are changing the game.

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Marijuana holiday 4/20 coincides with Easter and Passover this year. Here's what to know

“It’s a phenomenon… Most things die within a couple years, but this just goes on and on.”

https://sentinelcolorado.com/metro/marijuana-holiday-4-20-coincides-with-easter-and-passover-this-year-heres-what-to-know/
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Marijuana holiday 4/20 coincides with Easter and Passover this year. Here's what to know

“It’s a phenomenon… Most things die within a couple years, but this just goes on and on.”

https://sentinelcolorado.com/metro/marijuana-holiday-4-20-coincides-with-easter-and-passover-this-year-heres-what-to-know/
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🌿 Cannabis workers in Passaic, NJ, have unionized, proving that even in a rapidly expanding industry, labor rights matter.

This move sends a clear message: fair wages and worker protections should grow alongside corporate profits.

🔗 https://njbiz.com/cannabis-manufacturing-plant-in-passaic-opts-to-unionize/

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Pt 2 #Cannabis: From Gold Rush to Green Rush

Guest: #KaitlinReed (Yurok/Hupa/Oneida), Associate Professor of Native American Studies at Cal-Poly, Humboldt and the author of the newly published book: #SettlerCannabis: From Gold Rush to Green Rush in #Indigenous Northern #California

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-living-histories-of-lahaina-and-cannabis-from/id1514434283?i=1000626382612

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Global News BC: Uber Eats launches cannabis delivery service in Vancouver, Victoria https://globalnews.ca/news/9631922/legal-pot-delivery-launch-bc-uber/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #UberdeliveringcannabisBC #UbercannabisVancouver #UbercannabisVictoria #CannabisIndustry #UberEatsCannabis #Ubercannabis #cannabisBC #Consumer #Cannabis #ubereats #News #Uber

#SolarEnergy & #cannabis #cultivation are old bedfellows. PV pioneer John Schaeffer has even credited #solar with facilitating the northern #California #CannabisIndustry - which in turn supported the nascent PV sector. Now, as the legalization of medical & recreational cannabis gathers pace, solar continues to perform a key role.

https://pv-magazine-usa.com/2023/04/10/solar-powered-cannabis-cultivation

ICYMI: #SenMelissaAgard is again calling on the #Wisconsin Legislature to legalize the #cannabisindustry, #IsiahHolmes reports

https://wisconsinexaminer.com/brief/cannabis-prohibition-costs-wisconsin-millions-in-tax-revenue/

Housing Works, the AIDS charity I have supported for many years in NYC, is opening the first legal cannabis dispensary in the city.

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https://www.timeout.com/newyork/news/housing-works-is-opening-a-cannabis-dispensary-next-week-122022

Friends! The latest episode of “Planted” is live! This weeks guest is phenomenal actor, author, activist and narrator, Peter Coyote. You can listen, here: https://radiomisfits.com/psp65/

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